West Portsmouth: Two-vehicle crash on State Route 73 claims lives of Christina Madden, 66, and Alannah Madden, 7

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A woman and a 7-year-old girl were killed Monday morning in a two-vehicle crash on State Route 73 in Scioto County, according to the Portsmouth Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol.

Troopers responded at about 7:35 a.m. on Monday, October 26, to the crash on State Route 73 at Calverts Lane in Washington Township, near West Portsmouth.

According to the patrol’s preliminary investigation, a 2010 Hyundai Elantra driven by Christina Madden, 66, of South Shore, Kentucky, was turning left from State Route 73 onto Calverts Lane when it failed to yield and was struck by a southbound 2025 Chevrolet Silverado driven by John Mahle Jr., 26, of Lucasville.

Christina Madden and her passenger, Alannah Madden, 7, died at the scene, the patrol said.

Mahle was taken by Portsmouth Ambulance to Southern Ohio Medical Center with minor injuries, according to the patrol.

The Washington Township Fire Department, Portsmouth Emergency Ambulance Service, the Scioto County Coroner’s Office and the Scioto County Sheriff’s Office assisted at the scene. State Route 73 was closed at Calverts Lane while crews investigated.

The crash remains under investigation by the Portsmouth Post.

This is a developing story. We will update as more information becomes available.

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